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Sideshow: The Queer Literary Carnival is serious literature for ridiculous times, curated and hosted by Cheryl B. & Sinclair Sexsmith.
Every month on the second Tuesday at The Phoenix, 447 East 13th Street @ Avenue A, in the East Village of New York City. Doors open at 7:30pm, reading promptly at 8pm. FREE! But we will pass the hat for donations to the performers.
Contact sideshowreadingseries@gmail.com to reach both Cheryl and Sinclair.What’s Going On
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Readers
- Aimee Herman
- Alysia Angel
- Arianne Benford
- Audacia Ray
- Beth Greenfield
- Casey Plett
- Charlie Vázquez
- Christa Orth
- Diana Cage
- Elizabeth Whitney
- Fran Varian
- Heather Gold
- Ignacio Rivera
- Ivan E. Coyote
- Jack Stratton
- Jason Schneiderman
- Jessica Halem
- Kate Bornstein
- Kathleen Warnock
- Kelli Dunham
- Kit Yan
- Lea Robinson
- LOVE the Poet
- Meitar "maymay" Moscovitz
- Melissa Febos
- Melissa Gira Grant
- Michael Broder
- Mildred "Dred" Gerestant
- Miriam Z. Pérez
- Najua Sol
- Natalie E. Illum
- Rachel Kramer Bussel
- Regie Cabico
- Rohin Guha
- S. Bear Bergman
- Sam J. Miller
- Sarah Schulman
- Sassafras Lowery
- Seth Clark Silberman
- Shawn Stewart Ruff
- Silas Howard
- Tamiko Beyer
- Tania Katan
- Tanya Paperny
- Thaddeus Rutkowski
- Theadora Fisher
- Vittoria repetto
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- November 2010 (2)
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- May 2010 (3)
- April 2010 (2)
- March 2010 (2)
- February 2010 (1)
Category Archives: Sideshow
January 11, 2011: Tabula Rasa
Ring in the New Year with a blank slate as the performers, storytellers, and writers of Sideshow: The Queer Literary Carnival tell you all about Tabula Rasa. Featured in January are Regie Cabico, Casey Plett, Shawn Stewart Ruff, and Najva … Continue reading
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December 14th: FAMILY/TRADITIONS
Hosted by Cheryl B. & Sinclair Sexsmith Tuesday, December 14th @ The Phoenix 447 East 13th Street @ Avenue A Doors, 7:30pm. Reading, 8pm Free! (We’ll pass the hat for the readers) This month’s theme is FAMILY/TRADITIONS, starring: Alysia Angel … Continue reading
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Video from October’s Sideshow
Thanks very much to maymay for taking video and processing it for us to share with all of you! Sideshow: Mardi Jaskot from Sinclair Sexsmith on Vimeo. It’s Not Changing The World That’s Hard – by maymay – Sideshow Reading … Continue reading
Recap! October’s MASKS Reading
October’s MASKS reading was fantastic. This whole Sideshow series is shaping up to be a wonderful series, I’m so thrilled to be a part of it. First up was Mardi Jaskot, who read a prose piece the audience loved. Next … Continue reading
November 9th: Dangerous Mammals Tour with Ivan E. Coyote and S. Bear Bergman!
Sideshow Presents! Dangerous Mammals Tour 2010: Ivan Coyote and S. Bear Bergman! With Special Guests Jessica Halem and Tania Katan! Come and celebrate the co-launch of S. Bear Bergman’s Butch Is A Noun and Ivan Coyote’s Missed Her, both hot … Continue reading
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Next week! MASKS on October 12th
Next week’s show, about our MASKS, has a fantastic lineup of performers and writers: Broch Bender (Seattle Spit), Kelli Dunham (Queer Memoir), Natalie Illum (Mothertongue), Mardi Jaskot (Queer Conventions), Maymay (KinkonTap), and Sarah Schulman (Ties That Bind)! Check out reader … Continue reading
The Line-Ups in November & December
In addition to S. Bear Bergman and Ivan E. Coyote, stopping by Sideshow on their Dangerous Mammals tour on November 9th, we will also be hosting Tania Katan and Jessica Halem! Read all about it. Decmeber 14th will be the … Continue reading
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Butch Voices Speak! Sideshow/Queer Memoir Mash-Up
Sideshow teamed up with Queer Memoir to do a Butch Voices NYC Conference related show at Bluestockings last weekend, and it was a huge success. There were at least a hundred people packed into the bookstore, and the pieces were … Continue reading
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Back to School: Gay Adolescence—September’s Sideshow Recap
The September show was one of the best we’ve seen—I know, I say that every time, but each time is amazing in it’s own way. This time, we had five readers talking about their experiences with school, growing up, and … Continue reading
MASKS – October 12
Sideshow: The Queer Literary Carnival Hosted by Cheryl B. & Sinclair Sexsmith Tuesday, October 12th @ The Phoenix 447 East 13th Street @ Avenue A Doors, 7:30pm. Reading, 8pm Free! (We’ll pass the hat for the readers) RSVP on Facebook! … Continue reading
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